itself apart and turning grey. I paced down the stairs holding
on to the rail. Then, the rail became more cylindrical and slid
floor. The light started to blink. The windows cracked and the
doormat, I noticed that the grass turned grey and the trees
the gate, and the clouds followed me. I went weak at the knees
a guy in loose and white apparel. He had long hair and beard.
He stretched out his right hand toward me. I stared until white
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doctor.
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“Operations would not work. After examining the liquid
lymph nodes. I’m sorry to say that your wife has lymphoma or
the top.
room.
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anyone.” I hit the sofa with the little energy that I had.
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“Chai, why are these things happening to me?...Why me?”
as I requested?”
“You should get some rest. How are you feeling now?”
pain. I even pee more often. Why do you think all these happen
symptoms.”
I rolled my eyes.
list out the pros and cons for some of the treatments, so we
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With me on his arms, he walked over to the car, opened the
“I’m TIRED. Doc, I feel very itchy and like wanting to pee
all the time. The pains. The lower back and stomach pains are
and pains are normal. I would love to give you pills to relieve
the pains, but...I can’t. It was noted here in your folder that
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“Happy Sunday! I made you breakfast.” Chai hugged me.
church’s toilet.”
“Sure? You know people at the church always ask for you.”
pressed power on. Oh, not the history channel again! Ah, Chai
I noticed the arms of God and Adam were stretching toward each
other. Thinking about it, how long ago did I visit the church?
him every time, but just most of the times because of my tight
When Sunday came, I was already tired. “Ahhhh.” Back pain was
killing me. Do people at the church ask for me? I couldn’t help
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it. I couldn’t go this time. I’m too tired. “Ouy.” My stomach
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minutes. The yellowish liquid waste kept coming out, and it was
a lot for every time I pee. I was curious to know where all the
bowl.
basin beside me to save the little energy that I have, and Chai
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I kept breathing in and out. Short. Fast. I saw Chai
walked into the bedroom, but he had three heads and two bodies.
My body was on fire. Ants were crawling all over me and biting
now.”
table.
understand me. Don’t run away (don’t run away), will you ever
realize, there’s more to life than meets the eye. Don’t run
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“HUH. I don’t. I’m sleepy now.” I turned my head away from
will be rarer, and greed will not pay. Godspeed this bright
will be won and, we’ll stand in the sun in, that bright
hang on, if we wish upon the moon. There are some days, dark
then these lumps would die too. So, why die now - before the
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“Oh, great.”
pointed the right index finger to the sky and put my left index
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